Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

Judge with two or more sufficient sure
ties in double the amount to be paid into
his hands, conditioned that he will faith
fully account for and disburse said
money.
Art. 4. The Commissioners court of
any county receiving said money shall i'm
mediate'y purchase corn, flour or meal at
| such places and in such manner as to said
court msy seem proper, and shall dlstri-
butte the same as a donation to the desti-
tute citizens of their several counties as
their immediate necessities may demand
Art ). The Commissioners court, put
chasing provisions under the preceding
article, shall give orders on the Couaty
Treasurer of said county for money to pay
for the same. And in distributing said
| provisions, shall give no aid to any per-
sons who have or are able to buy bread
for themselves, and shall require afida-
wits 10 be made by TWO credible persons,
one of whom may be the party for whom
the aid is sought, showing such Inability
to purchase said food, and that such in
ability was occasioned by the drouth, and
further showing such persons for whom
aid is solicited to have been bona tide Cit
liens of the county in which they then
reside for more than three months, next
preceding the time of making such appli-
cation.
Art. 6. Two members of said drouth
relief committee shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business in this be-
half. Said committee shall not be re-
CURED to visit all of the counties that
are suffering from restitution, caused
by said drouth, before furnishing
relief, but may, in their discretion,
draw drafts for the relief of the people
of the counties in succession as visited by
them, SO as to give them immediate req
lief, having due regard for
the probable number of PEG
pie TO be relieved and the amount
herein appropriated to be drawn from.
Art. Z. Said drouth relief committee
shall procure information concerning the
extent of SAID drouth and the restitution
caused thereby, and make full report of
the same, with such suggestions as to
them may seem proper, together with q
full report of their action, to this Legis- |
lature by or before March 10, 1887.
Art. The members of said drouth |
relief committee shall each receive the |
sum of So per day for each day actually |
engaged in the discharge of their duties
as required by this act, and all actual nee
essary expenses incurred by them; pro-
vided, that no member of said committee
shall receive pay for more than forty days
services, an accurate ltemiZed account of
which said actual necessary expenses and
per diem services of each member shall
be made under oath by said member, ap-
proved by the Governor and presented to
the Comptroller of the state of Texas,
who shall thereupon issue a warrant for
the same, and the State Treasurer shall
pay the same out of the said sum set
aside for the Immediate relief Ct those
suffering by reason of said drouth.
Art. 9. Each member of the drouth re-
lief committee, before entering upon thei
discharge of his duties as such, shall
take and prescribe an osth to faithfnllyE
and impartially discharge his duties as q
member of the drouth relief committee,
which said osth shall be filed in the officsf
If the Secretary of State.
Art. 10. Whereas great distress, owing fs
% said restitution by said drouth, now {
prevails in large portion of this state,
here is an imperative public necessity Is
hat the constitutional rule requiring billsff
o be read on three several days be sus- a
ended, and an emergency exists requir- il